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John 8

NLT 1
Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives,
NIV 1
But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
NLT 2
but early the next morning he was back again at the Temple. A crowd soon gathered, and he sat down and taught them.
NIV 2
At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them.
NLT 3
As he was speaking, the teachers of religious law and Pharisees brought a woman they had caught in the act of adultery. They put her in front of the crowd.
NIV 3
The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group
NLT 4
"Teacher," they said to Jesus, "this woman was caught in the very act of adultery.
NIV 4
and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
NLT 5
The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?"
NIV 5
In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?"
NLT 6
They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger.
NIV 6
They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.
NLT 7
They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, "All right, stone her. But let those who have never sinned throw the first stones!"
NIV 7
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."
NLT 8
Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust.
NIV 8
Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
NLT 9
When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman.
NIV 9
At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.
NLT 10
Then Jesus stood up again and said to her, "Where are your accusers? Didn't even one of them condemn you?"
NIV 10
Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"
NLT 11
"No, Lord," she said. And Jesus said, "Neither do I. Go and sin no more."
NIV 11
"No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."
NLT 12
Jesus said to the people, "I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won't be stumbling through the darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life."
NIV 12
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
NLT 13
The Pharisees replied, "You are making false claims about yourself!"
NIV 13
The Pharisees challenged him, "Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid."
NLT 14
Jesus told them, "These claims are valid even though I make them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don't know this about me.
NIV 14
Jesus answered, "Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going.
NLT 15
You judge me with all your human limitations, but I am not judging anyone.
NIV 15
You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one.
NLT 16
And if I did, my judgment would be correct in every respect because I am not alone -- I have with me the Father who sent me.
NIV 16
But if I do judge, my decisions are right, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.
NLT 17
Your own law says that if two people agree about something, their witness is accepted as fact.
NIV 17
In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.
NLT 18
I am one witness, and my Father who sent me is the other."
NIV 18
I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me."
NLT 19
"Where is your father?" they asked. Jesus answered, "Since you don't know who I am, you don't know who my Father is. If you knew me, then you would know my Father, too."
NIV 19
Then they asked him, "Where is your father?" "You do not know me or my Father," Jesus replied. "If you knew me, you would know my Father also."
NLT 20
Jesus made these statements while he was teaching in the section of the Temple known as the Treasury. But he was not arrested, because his time had not yet come.
NIV 20
He spoke these words while teaching in the temple area near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his time had not yet come.
NLT 21
Later Jesus said to them again, "I am going away. You will search for me and die in your sin. You cannot come where I am going."
NIV 21
Once more Jesus said to them, "I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come."
NLT 22
The Jewish leaders asked, "Is he planning to commit suicide? What does he mean, 'You cannot come where I am going'?"
NIV 22
This made the Jews ask, "Will he kill himself ? Is that why he says, 'Where I go, you cannot come'?"
NLT 23
Then he said to them, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not.
NIV 23
But he continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
NLT 24
That is why I said that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am who I say I am, you will die in your sins."
NIV 24
I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am [the one I claim to be], you will indeed die in your sins."
NLT 25
"Tell us who you are," they demanded. Jesus replied, "I am the one I have always claimed to be.
NIV 25
"Who are you?" they asked. "Just what I have been claiming all along," Jesus replied.
NLT 26
I have much to say about you and much to condemn, but I won't. For I say only what I have heard from the one who sent me, and he is true."
NIV 26
"I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is reliable, and what I have heard from him I tell the world."
NLT 27
But they still didn't understand that he was talking to them about his Father.
NIV 27
They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father.
NLT 28
So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man on the cross, then you will realize that I am he and that I do nothing on my own, but I speak what the Father taught me.
NIV 28
So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am [the one I claim to be] and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.
NLT 29
And the one who sent me is with me -- he has not deserted me. For I always do those things that are pleasing to him."
NIV 29
The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him."
NLT 30
Then many who heard him say these things believed in him.
NIV 30
Even as he spoke, many put their faith in him.
NLT 31
Jesus said to the people who believed in him, "You are truly my disciples if you keep obeying my teachings.
NIV 31
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.
NLT 32
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
NIV 32
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
NLT 33
"But we are descendants of Abraham," they said. "We have never been slaves to anyone on earth. What do you mean, 'set free'?"
NIV 33
They answered him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?"
NLT 34
Jesus replied, "I assure you that everyone who sins is a slave of sin.
NIV 34
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
NLT 35
A slave is not a permanent member of the family, but a son is part of the family forever.
NIV 35
Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.
NLT 36
So if the Son sets you free, you will indeed be free.
NIV 36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
NLT 37
Yes, I realize that you are descendants of Abraham. And yet some of you are trying to kill me because my message does not find a place in your hearts.
NIV 37
I know you are Abraham's descendants. Yet you are ready to kill me, because you have no room for my word.
NLT 38
I am telling you what I saw when I was with my Father. But you are following the advice of your father."
NIV 38
I am telling you what I have seen in the Father's presence, and you do what you have heard from your father. "
NLT 39
"Our father is Abraham," they declared. "No," Jesus replied, "for if you were children of Abraham, you would follow his good example.
NIV 39
"Abraham is our father," they answered. "If you were Abraham's children," said Jesus, "then you would do the things Abraham did.
NLT 40
I told you the truth I heard from God, but you are trying to kill me. Abraham wouldn't do a thing like that.
NIV 40
As it is, you are determined to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.
NLT 41
No, you are obeying your real father when you act that way." They replied, "We were not born out of wedlock! Our true Father is God himself."
NIV 41
You are doing the things your own father does." "We are not illegitimate children," they protested. "The only Father we have is God himself."
NLT 42
Jesus told them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, because I have come to you from God. I am not here on my own, but he sent me.
NIV 42
Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me.
NLT 43
Why can't you understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to do so!
NIV 43
Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say.
NLT 44
For you are the children of your father the Devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning and has always hated the truth. There is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.
NIV 44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
NLT 45
So when I tell the truth, you just naturally don't believe me!
NIV 45
Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!
NLT 46
Which of you can truthfully accuse me of sin? And since I am telling you the truth, why don't you believe me?
NIV 46
Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you believe me?
NLT 47
Anyone whose Father is God listens gladly to the words of God. Since you don't, it proves you aren't God's children."
NIV 47
He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God."
NLT 48
The people retorted, "You Samaritan devil! Didn't we say all along that you were possessed by a demon?"
NIV 48
The Jews answered him, "Aren't we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?"
NLT 49
"No," Jesus said, "I have no demon in me. For I honor my Father -- and you dishonor me.
NIV 49
"I am not possessed by a demon," said Jesus, "but I honor my Father and you dishonor me.
NLT 50
And though I have no wish to glorify myself, God wants to glorify me. Let him be the judge.
NIV 50
I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge.
NLT 51
I assure you, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!"
NIV 51
I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death."
NLT 52
The people said, "Now we know you are possessed by a demon. Even Abraham and the prophets died, but you say that those who obey your teaching will never die!
NIV 52
At this the Jews exclaimed, "Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that if anyone keeps your word, he will never taste death.
NLT 53
Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? Are you greater than the prophets, who died? Who do you think you are?"
NIV 53
Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?"
NLT 54
Jesus answered, "If I am merely boasting about myself, it doesn't count. But it is my Father who says these glorious things about me. You say, 'He is our God,'
NIV 54
Jesus replied, "If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me.
NLT 55
but you do not even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But it is true -- I know him and obey him.
NIV 55
Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and keep his word.
NLT 56
Your ancestor Abraham rejoiced as he looked forward to my coming. He saw it and was glad."
NIV 56
Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad."
NLT 57
The people said, "You aren't even fifty years old. How can you say you have seen Abraham?"
NIV 57
"You are not yet fifty years old," the Jews said to him, "and you have seen Abraham!"
NLT 58
Jesus answered, "The truth is, I existed before Abraham was even born!"
NIV 58
"I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!"
NLT 59
At that point they picked up stones to kill him. But Jesus hid himself from them and left the Temple.
NIV 59
At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.

Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
(New Living Translation - The Bible Online)

New International Version

John 8

NIV 1
But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
NIV 2
At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them.
NIV 3
The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group
NIV 4
and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
NIV 5
In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?"
NIV 6
They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.
NIV 7
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."
NIV 8
Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
NIV 9
At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.
NIV 10
Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"
NIV 11
"No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."
NIV 12
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
NIV 13
The Pharisees challenged him, "Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid."
NIV 14
Jesus answered, "Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going.
NIV 15
You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one.
NIV 16
But if I do judge, my decisions are right, because I am not alone. I stand with the Father, who sent me.
NIV 17
In your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.
NIV 18
I am one who testifies for myself; my other witness is the Father, who sent me."
NIV 19
Then they asked him, "Where is your father?" "You do not know me or my Father," Jesus replied. "If you knew me, you would know my Father also."
NIV 20
He spoke these words while teaching in the temple area near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his time had not yet come.
NIV 21
Once more Jesus said to them, "I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come."
NIV 22
This made the Jews ask, "Will he kill himself ? Is that why he says, 'Where I go, you cannot come'?"
NIV 23
But he continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
NIV 24
I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am [the one I claim to be], you will indeed die in your sins."
NIV 25
"Who are you?" they asked. "Just what I have been claiming all along," Jesus replied.
NIV 26
"I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is reliable, and what I have heard from him I tell the world."
NIV 27
They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father.
NIV 28
So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am [the one I claim to be] and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.
NIV 29
The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him."
NIV 30
Even as he spoke, many put their faith in him.
NIV 31
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.
NIV 32
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
NIV 33
They answered him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?"
NIV 34
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
NIV 35
Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.
NIV 36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
NIV 37
I know you are Abraham's descendants. Yet you are ready to kill me, because you have no room for my word.
NIV 38
I am telling you what I have seen in the Father's presence, and you do what you have heard from your father. "
NIV 39
"Abraham is our father," they answered. "If you were Abraham's children," said Jesus, "then you would do the things Abraham did.
NIV 40
As it is, you are determined to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things.
NIV 41
You are doing the things your own father does." "We are not illegitimate children," they protested. "The only Father we have is God himself."
NIV 42
Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me.
NIV 43
Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say.
NIV 44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
NIV 45
Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!
NIV 46
Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you believe me?
NIV 47
He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God."
NIV 48
The Jews answered him, "Aren't we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?"
NIV 49
"I am not possessed by a demon," said Jesus, "but I honor my Father and you dishonor me.
NIV 50
I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge.
NIV 51
I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death."
NIV 52
At this the Jews exclaimed, "Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that if anyone keeps your word, he will never taste death.
NIV 53
Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?"
NIV 54
Jesus replied, "If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me.
NIV 55
Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and keep his word.
NIV 56
Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad."
NIV 57
"You are not yet fifty years old," the Jews said to him, "and you have seen Abraham!"
NIV 58
"I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!"
NIV 59
At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.